Immediately following the program, WCVB, the Boston ABC affiliate, aired a follow up news story on the Peerless family and Sam’s condition about a year after Boston Med cameras filmed his birth and initial surgery. See the full news report on Sam’s progress here.

In the upcoming weeks Thrive will feature more coverage of Sam and his family, as well as further information about heart conditions like HLHS and their treatments. In addition, Thrive will have exclusive content provided by Sam’s mom Reene, sharing her reflections on her family’s Children’s experience and what it was like being constantly filmed during such a difficult time in her life.